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Oak Forest Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Oak Forest Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 305 students in grades K-5 in the Jackson Public School District in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Mississippi elementary schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 362 out of 383 schools and a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oak Forest Elementary stands out for its very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.5% to 30.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's students also perform well below state and district averages on the MAAP assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025 only 17.8% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 49.4% statewide, and math proficiency rates were even lower, with only 12.2% of 3rd graders and 9.1% of 5th graders meeting proficiency. Additionally, 100% of Oak Forest Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high-poverty student population.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Jackson Public School District, Oak Forest Elementary performs significantly worse, with Clausell Elementary and Timberlawn Elementary having much higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math across grade levels. Oak Forest Elementary has been a persistently low-performing school for many years, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Mississippi elementary schools, and its 0-star rating and bottom-tier statewide ranking have persisted for over a decade, indicating entrenched challenges.

436

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,377

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1831 Smallwood Street
Jackson, MS 39212

(601) 371-4330

District: Jackson Public Schools

Students who attend Oak Forest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bailey APAC Middle School
	Northwest Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.5%

Hispanic:

1.8%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (24% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg32%

Mississippi avg54%

362^nd of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Jackson Public Schools

103^rd of 130Jackson Public Schools among Mississippi districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	362 of 383	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	334 of 390	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	333 of 377	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	356 of 382	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	362 of 381	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	374 of 397	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	362 of 404	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	353 of 406	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	329 of 394	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.7	287 of 402	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.9	244 of 394	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	14.0	385 of 408	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	374 of 414	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	342 of 418	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.3	263 of 403	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.2	285 of 392	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.8	273 of 394	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science47%-19 vs state

English Language Arts24%-28 vs state

Mathematics15%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Oak Forest Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAAP Mathematics (2025)				MAAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Oak Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1831 Smallwood Street	Jackson	39212	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4330	436	23	18.8	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	425 (97.5%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10.1	362^nd of 383 public elementary schools	5.5%		19.8	334^th of 390 public elementary schools	14.4%	28	17.8	39.2	21.2		12.2	29.4	9.1		47.0	$14,377
Bates Elementary School	Public	K-5	3180 McDowell Rd. Ext.	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 346-1412	482	26	18.3	99.4%	5 (1.0%)	405 (84.0%)	62 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	7	373^rd of 383 public elementary schools	2.6%		7	381^st of 390 public elementary schools	2.3%	8	19.2	27.5	28.0		21.2	18.8	10.2		22.0	$13,079
Wilkins Elementary School	Public	K-5	1970 Castle Hill Drive	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4306	434	21	20.8	99.8%	5 (1.2%)	407 (93.8%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	6.5	376^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.8%		2.9	389^th of 390 public elementary schools	0.3%	13	17.6	28.1	24.6		6.6	12.3	26.3		21.0	$12,543
Key Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	699 W McDowell Road	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4333	259	16	15.9	100.0%	4 (1.5%)	243 (93.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	6.9	374^th of 383 public elementary schools	2.3%		15.1	347^th of 390 public elementary schools	11.0%	27	8.5	18.6	32.4		6.4	34.9	13.5		21.6	$14,217
Shirley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Daniel Lake Blvd	Jackson	39212	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4309	0	24	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	7.5	369^th of 383 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.7	367^th of 390 public elementary schools	5.9%	2	16.3	33.3	27.5		5.1	16.7	16.3		38.8	$12,438
Clausell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3330 Harley Street	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5319	231	16	14.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	226 (97.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	13.5	353^rd of 383 public elementary schools	7.8%		29.5	279^th of 390 public elementary schools	28.5%	74	19.6	32.3	31.8		27.4	35.3	27.2		34.1	$13,432
Timberlawn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1980 N. Siwell Road	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 923-2556	295	19	15.3	100.0%	10 (3.4%)	282 (95.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.7	350^th of 383 public elementary schools	8.6%		20.4	329^th of 390 public elementary schools	15.6%	21	37.5	30.2	36.4		19.5	11.6	15.9		38.6	$13,162
Isable Elementary School	Public	K-5	1716 Isable Street	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5310	244	15	16.5	100.0%	4 (1.6%)	233 (95.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	7.1	372^nd of 383 public elementary schools	2.9%		11	364^th of 390 public elementary schools	6.7%	8	19.2	24.2	18.9		3.8	0.0	29.7		36.1	$13,595
Pecan Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Claiborne Ave	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5444	510	31	16.5	100.0%	7 (1.4%)	425 (83.3%)	67 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	8.8	365^th of 383 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.7	379^th of 390 public elementary schools	2.8%	14	24.3	23.4	20.5		29.9	29.7	9.6		25.3	$12,947
Ambition Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	5331 Clinton Blvd.	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Ambition Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(601) 487-1658	563	27	20.8	100.0%	4 (0.7%)	483 (85.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (13.3%)	24.3	305^th of 383 public elementary schools	20.4%		19.9	333^rd of 390 public elementary schools	14.6%	28	34.2	32.9	24.3	31.8	46.3	37.3	17.6	37.6	58.9	$12,519

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Forest Elementary School

Is Oak Forest Elementary School a good school?

Oak Forest Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Mississippi elementary schools.

How many students attend Oak Forest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Oak Forest Elementary School.

What district is Oak Forest Elementary School in?

Jackson Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Oak Forest Elementary School?

Students at Oak Forest Elementary School are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Oak Forest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oak Forest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bailey APAC Middle School
Middle : Northwest Middle School

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